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George Washington Gibson^[1]
1841 - 1929

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• Birth	2 Oct 1841	Forward Township, Allegheny County, PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	Between 1861 and 1864
  Died	24 Mar 1929	New Eagle, Washington, PA, US   [1]
  Buried	27 Mar 1929	Monongahela, Washington, PA, US   [1]
  Person ID	I171	Reinhardt Tree - July 2009
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	John Gibson,   b. Abt 1810, Scotland
  Mother	Rebecca Critz,   b. Abt 1813, PA, US
  Family ID	F075	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret M. Behanna,   b. 1849, New Eagle, Washington, PA, US ,   d. 1917, New Eagle, Washington, PA, US
  Married	16 Jun 1868	West Newton, PA
  Children	1. Margaret May Gibson,   b. 24 Mar 1889, New Eagle, Washington, PA, US ,   d. 1931, New Eagle, Washington, PA, US   2. Mary Lucinda Gibson,   b. 18 May 1869, PA, US ,   d. 1935, PA, US   3. William George Gibson,   b. 10 Mar 1872, PA, US   4. Noah Alonzo Gibson,   b. 13 Aug 1874, PA, US ,   d. 1945, New Eagle, Washington, PA, US   5. Benjamin Franklin Gibson,   b. 2 Jul 1877   6. John Gibson,   b. 15 Jan 1878   7. James Clyde Gibson,   b. 12 Jul 1880   8. Candace A. Gibson,   b. 1 Oct 1886   9. Harry Bruce Gibson,   b. 21 Jun 1892,   d. 1969   10. Elgy Gibson,   b. 11 Feb 1884,   d. Bef 1900
  Last Modified	06 May 2009
  Family ID	F038	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Civil War Service: Private, Company D, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1861 -1864 Enlisted in Captain McBride's Company of the 79th PA Volunteer Infantryat Monongahela City, PA on September 7, 1861 for "three years or theduration of the war." Captain McBride's Company later became Company D, 79th PennsylvaniaInfantry. The regiment was formed in Lancaster County, PA. Company D was the onlycompany in the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry recruited in Washington County,PA. All other companies were originally made up of men from LancasterCounty. The records show George was 20 years old at the time; however, there issome uncertainty as to his exact age since the family Bible recording hisbirth was destroyed during a flood on the Monongahela River in 1851. He received a gunshot wound in the neck at the Battle of Chaplin Hills,KY on October 8, 1862. Records show he spent approximately two months inthe hospital as a result. The Battle of Chaplin Hills was called theBattle of Perryville by the Confederacy. His unit (79th PA Infantry) is also listed in the following Civil WarOrders of Battle: - Chickamauga, GA , September 19-20, 1863 - Chattanooga, TN, November 23-25, 1863 - Atlanta Campaign, May 4, 1864 through September 2, 1864. During March and April of 1864, George was on detached service with the78th Pennsylvania Infantry. There is no record of why George was ondetached service. However, during this period, 79th PennsylvaniaInfantry personnel who had re-enlisted were on furlough. It is possiblethat George and others who chose not to re-enlist were put on detachedduty because of this. George was mustered out of the US Army upon expiration of his three-yearenlistment in Atlanta, GA on October 3, 1864. Some of George W. Gibson's records indicate he was a "non-veteran."During the Civil War, soldiers who chose not to re-enlist upon expirationof their original term of service were called "non-veterans." George W. Gibson received a pension for his Civil War service from around1890 until his death in 1929. From the 1900 US Census: Head of Household - George W. Gibson, Age 58, occupation - daylaborer, cannot read, cannot write, own home with mortgage Wife - Margaret B. Gibson, Age 50 Daughter Mary L., Age 31, occupation - servant Son Noah A., Age 25, occupation - teamster Son Benjamin F., Age 22, occupation - day laborer Son James G., Age 19, occupation - day laborer Daughter Candace A., Age 13, in school Daughter Margaret Mae, Age 10, in school Son Harry B., Age 8, in school Also, Son William G. Gibson and his wife Susan are listed immediatelyafter the G.W. Gibson family. It appears they resided in the house nextdoor as is entry notes he owns a home with mortgage. William and Susanwere 28 ans 25 years old, respectively , married for two years and had nochildren. William's occupation is listed as a printer. On the 1880 US Census, George's occupation is listed as "Digging Coal."On his Cvil War pension applications, his occupation is listed as"Laborer." George W. Gibson was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), asocial and service organization composed of Civil War vererans. He wasmost likely a member of the Starkweather Post No. 60, Monongahela City,Washington County, PA.




• Sources

  [S3610] reinhardt.FBK. Date of Import: 16 May 2004